About this season
A half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. From October 1951 to June 1954, ABC Mystery Theater stars Tom Conway as the titular character, a plainclothes English detective working with the NYPD Homicide Division. The Vise (seasons 1–4): Donald Gray portrays Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. Broadcast on ABC from October 1954 to June 1957. Saber of London (seasons 5–7): Gray reprises his role in this final iteration, broadcast on NBC from September 1957 to May 1960.
Episodes (26)
1. A Lady is Missing
Aired 23 December 1955 • 30 min
2. Diamond Cut Diamond
Aired 30 December 1955
3. A Coffin for Johnny
Aired 6 January 1956
4. Collector's Item
Aired 13 January 1956
5. Deadline for Murder
Aired 20 January 1956
6. Manhunt
Aired 27 January 1956
7. Death Has Three Faces
Aired 3 February 1956 • 30 min
Mark Saber receives three photographs from a dying man and with the help of Barney O'Keefe must link the three people in the pictures to the murder.
8. Blood in the Sky
Aired 10 February 1956 • 30 min
9. The Captive Brain
Aired 17 February 1956 • 30 min
When a bookkeeper suddenly disappears, his wife gets Mark Saber to investigate and he discovers that there is more to the crime than meets the eye.
10. Death Needs No Cane
Aired 24 February 1956 • 30 min
A stockbroker asks for Saber's help when a large number of counterfeit £5 notes are discovered and their only lead is murdered. They finally catch a break when Dolly Day is caught spending £300 in counterfeit money in a shop.
11. Find a Body
Aired 2 March 1956 • 30 min
12. Frame Up Without Gloves
Aired 9 March 1956 • 30 min
Mark Saber investigates a crooked fight manager after meeting the wife of a boxer who became a victim in the scheme.
13. There's Danger in Beauty
Aired 16 March 1956 • 30 min
Maxine, co-owner of Henri's Beauty Saloon has been beset with a number accidents that is ruining their reputation. Mark Saber is called in to find out who is sabotaging the salon but soon realises this is a job for Judy.
14. The Girl from Rome
Aired 23 March 1956 • 30 min
15. Hear No Evil
Aired 30 March 1956 • 30 min
Invalid Miriam Boothe is convinced that her relatives are trying to murder her. She believes she has no choice but to telephone Mark Saber for help. Their meeting doesn't go well but when he discovers she is dead he investigates.
16. Killer on the Prowl
Aired 6 April 1956 • 30 min
17. Walk Softly for Murder
Aired 13 April 1956 • 30 min
Miss Emma Krol begs for Mark Saber's help. During World War Two, she worked as an undercover agent with Ernst Lomak, and now he has been murdered. She suspects it's an American who is connected to her boss Mr Hillyer.
18. Murder by Design
Aired 20 April 1956 • 30 min
Lacey, a theatre manager asks Mark Saber to act as a middleman and pay Ritchie Bonsell a £1,000 to leave the country. Bonsell, a former employee, has just served three years in jail for manslaughter. Next day, Lacey is found murdered.
19. Murder for Gain
Aired 27 April 1956
Lawyer Mr Farrell was in charge of Mrs Wright's finances. She had been in hospital for two weeks and he is shocked she died. The police believe this is suicide but Farrell is concerned about her dying after her relatives had visited.
20. The Night Has Secrets
Aired 4 May 1956 • 30 min
A man prone to sudden blackouts visits the apartment of his wife's first husband in a fit of rage after learning she is being blackmailed by the man. While there he blacks out and then awakes to discover the man dead.
21. No Reply from Room 17
Aired 11 May 1956 • 30 min
22. The Sally Ankers Story
Aired 18 May 1956 • 30 min
23. Shroud for a Lady
Aired 25 May 1956 • 30 min
24. It's Only Mink
Aired 1 June 1956 • 30 min
25. The Long Wait
Aired 8 June 1956 • 30 min
26. The Big Snatch
Aired 15 June 1956 • 30 min